Boards' involvement in firm strategy

The role of the board of directors in firm strategy
has been the subject of debate for a long time. Many
researches have been made from different
perspectives particularly on this issue.

Board of directors is elected by the shareholders of
a corporation and assigned to carry out certain
tasks on behalf of the shareholders to govern the
corporation. Some of the main tasks of the boards
are appointing the Chief Executive Officer, issuing
additional shares and declaring the dividends. Board
of directors is responsible for defining the
strategy for the firm and make sure that it is
implemented by the management.

The research concludes that the boards can be
effectively involved in firm strategy if the board
directors have relevant knowledge and skills to the
firm and have experience from the industry they are
in. The board and CEO should have close relations
and have frequent meetings. Board diversity is also
important because diverse boards will come up with
different perspectives, healthy debates and good
information for decision making.

Autorentext

Ayub Mohammad Tughra was born in Faryab - Afghanistan in 1972. He is now living in Norway. He has a master degree in business administration and his specialization is in international managemnet. For the time being he is working as the leader of finance and accounts department in a city branch of municipality of Oslo - Norway.

Klappentext

The role of the board of directors in firm strategy has been the subject of debate for a long time. Many researches have been made from different perspectives particularly on this issue. Board of directors is elected by the shareholders of a corporation and assigned to carry out certain tasks on behalf of the shareholders to govern the corporation. Some of the main tasks of the boards are appointing the Chief Executive Officer, issuing additional shares and declaring the dividends. Board of directors is responsible for defining the strategy for the firm and make sure that it is implemented by the management.The research concludes that the boards can be effectively involved in firm strategy if the board directors have relevant knowledge and skills to the firm and have experience from the industry they are in. The board and CEO should have close relations and have frequent meetings. Board diversity is also important because diverse boards will come up with different perspectives, healthy debates and good information for decision making.